SMC Corsairs Women’s Soccer Ties With SBCC Vaqueros

Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Julianna Alaniz (left) and Helene Lervik (right) prevent Vashti Zuniga (center), of the Santa Monica College Corsairs, from gaining the ball during the women's soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Vashti Zuniga and Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Julianna Alaniz during the women's soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

A view of the women's soccer game between the Santa Monica College Corsairs and the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Alexia Mallahi (right) keeps an eye on Helene Lervik (left), of the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros, during the women's soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Alexia Mallahi (right) tries to steall the ball from Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Helene Lervik (left) during the women's soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Helene Lervik keeps control of the ball away from the Santa Monica College Corsairs' Sophie Doumitt (left) and Alexia Mallahi (right) during the women's soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

The Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsair Women's Soccer faces off the Santa Barbra City College(SBCC) Vaqueros ending in a tie(1-1) on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsairs Field in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Charlie Kayem (right) and Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Athena Bow Graham (left) during the women's soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Viewer of the Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsair and Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) Vaqueros women's soccer game under a colorful umbrella on a bright sunny day on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Feild in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsairs midfielder Ali Alban (10,L) running to aid defender Carmen Talavera (23,M) who perfomed a standing tackle to get possesion of the ball from defender Carmen Talavera (23,L) perfroming a standing tackle to get possession of the ball from Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) Vaqueros forward Theresa English (11,R) on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsair forward Emma Rierstam trying to get possesion of the ball while Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) midfielder Hannah Mclain (6,R) stopping the ball with her chest on Tuesday, Spet. 20 at the Corsair Feild in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsairs defender Charlie Kayem (5,L) battling Santa Barbra City College(SBCC) Vaqueros forward Athena Bow Graham(3,R) for possesion of the ball on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

The Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsairs midfeilder Andrea Ortiz (24) and defender Alexia Mallahi stand tackling the ball away from Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) Vaqueros midfielder Gizela Zermeno on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Feild in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Members of the Santa Monica College Corsairs Women's Soccer team listen to Head Coach Aaron Benditson during intermission at the game against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsair midfielder Juila Pioli (15,L) trying to get the ball away from Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) Vaqueros midfielder Gizela Zermano (8,R) on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Cailf. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsairs defender and captain Alexia Mallahi (9) passing the ball to get it away from Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) Vaqueros forward Aly Springer (23). Corsairs defender Charlie Kayem (5,R) and Vaqueros forward Theresa English (11,L) both on the floor after colliding after battling for the ball on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Feild in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) Vaqueros Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsairs midfeilder Diana Gaspar (16,R) midfielder Gizela Zermeno (8,L) both on the ground after Zermeno slid tackled Gaspar who then recieved a yellow card on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs Head Women's Soccer Coach Aaron Benditson and the SMC medic help an injured Carmen Talavera off Corsair Field during the game against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in Santa Monica, Calif. The Game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsairs defender Charlie Kayem (5,L) in motion to kick the ball to the opposing side to a fellow Corsair as Santa Barbra City College(SBCC) Vaqueros forward Athena Bow Graham(3,R) coming from behind trying to get possesion o the ball on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College(SMC) Corsairs midfielder Ali Alban (10,L) trying to get possesion of the ball from Santa Barbara City College(SBCC) Vaqueros forward Theresa English (11,R) on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. (Danilo Perez | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Andrea Ortiz (right) and Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Dakota Thyssen (left) during the women's soccer game on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Emma Rierstam and Sophie Doumitt, of the Santa Monica College Corsairs Women's Soccer team, celebrate after Rierstam scored the Corsair's sole goal against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Emma Rierstam (left), Sophie Doumitt, Vashti Zuniga, and Carmen Talavera (23), of the Santa Monica College Corsairs Women's Soccer team, celebrate after Rierstam scored the Corsair's sole goal against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Members of the Santa Monica College Corsairs Women's Soccer Team celebrate Emma Rierstam's (4, center) goal early in the game against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

The Santa Monica College Women’s Soccer team tied 1-1 against Santa Barbara City College in their sixth game of the season.

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs Women’s Soccer team played against the Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Vaqueros on the Corsair Field, finishing the game with a tied score of 1-1.

The first goal was made early on by SMC forward Emma Rierstam, bringing the score to 1-0 around 12 minutes into the game. At the 19-minute mark, SBCC forward Athena Bow Graham scored a goal, tying up the game 1-1. For the rest of the match however, both SMC and SBCC were unable to make any additional breakthroughs, ending the game with a score of 1-1. The Corsairs are currently 3-2 this season.

The Corsairs will face off against their next opponent, the Rio Hondo College Roadrunners, at Rio Hondo College on Friday, Sept. 23.